Category Archives: It’s all music

When was the last time you did something for the pure joy of it? With no goal in mind? With no other intention? This morning in the yoga studio, the teacher asked us to remember how it felt to ride … Continue reading →

My deep love of music has been saving me since I was a child. It made the good times lighter and brighter, and it carried me through some of my darkest days. ﻿The artists that I was most drawn to … Continue reading →

It was the day of my double mastectomy, some time around 5:30am and John was driving me to the hospital. Coldplay was on the radio. Chris Martin was singing ‘Lights will guide you home/And ignite your bones/And I will try … Continue reading →

On Monday morning I woke up and checked my phone. There was a text that a friend on the West Coast had sent in the middle of the night. It said, “David Bowie died about an hour ago. My heart … Continue reading →

A Nutley, NJ woman was arrested today for allegedly beating her husband with his record collection. EMT’s arrived at the residence in response to a call from concerned neighbors who reportedly heard “a loud sound coming from the basement over … Continue reading →

“It is the silence between the notes that makes the music”. This might be a Zen proverb. Or Claude Debussy may have said it. Or both. In any event, the point is, the bits of silence are what allow us … Continue reading →

Last Friday night I stepped into a time machine. I went to the reunion of a dance club that my friends and I frequented in college. We spent (or maybe wasted) two or three nights a week there, for many … Continue reading →